¶ Overview
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) imposes stringent requirements on organizations to protect the privacy and security of personal data. This solution brief outlines how the adoption of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) can assist organizations in achieving GDPR compliance, offering a comprehensive and adaptive approach to data protection.
¶ How SASE Facilitates GDPR Compliance?
¶ Identity-Centric Access:
- SASE prioritizes an identity-centric approach to access control, aligning with GDPR requirements for controlling and securing the processing of personal data. By ensuring that access decisions are based on user identities, SASE helps organizations implement the principle of data minimization and strict access controls.
¶ Data Encryption:
- SASE incorporates robust encryption capabilities, safeguarding data in transit and addressing GDPR mandates for ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of personal data. Encryption helps protect sensitive information as it travels between users, devices, and cloud applications.
¶ Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA):
- SASE adopts Zero Trust principles, continuously authenticating and authorizing users and devices before granting access to resources. This aligns with GDPR's emphasis on implementing appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access to personal data.
¶ Cloud-Native Security Architecture:
- SASE operates on a cloud-native architecture, supporting the deployment of security services at the edge. This aligns with GDPR requirements for protecting personal data regardless of its location, ensuring consistent security measures for data processed within and outside organizational boundaries.
¶ Benefits for GDPR Compliance
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Benefit |
Description |
|---|---|
| Data Minimization and Purpose Limitation | SASE's identity-centric access controls contribute to GDPR compliance by enforcing data minimization principles. Access decisions are tailored based on user roles and responsibilities, ensuring that personal data is processed only for specific and lawful purposes. |
| Data Encryption and Integrity | SASE's encryption capabilities safeguard personal data in transit, meeting GDPR requirements for protecting data confidentiality and integrity. This ensures that sensitive information is secure during communication between users and applications. |
| Continuous Monitoring and Adaptive Security | SASE facilitates continuous monitoring of user activities and network traffic, supporting GDPR requirements for ongoing risk assessment and security measures. The adaptive nature of SASE allows organizations to adjust security measures based on emerging threats and changing business requirements. |
| Unified Security Framework | SASE provides a unified and integrated security framework, simplifying compliance audits for organizations subject to GDPR. This aids in demonstrating adherence to GDPR requirements by offering a consolidated view of security policies, access controls, and data protection measures. |
| Remote Access Security | With the increasing prevalence of remote work, SASE ensures secure remote access to applications and data. This aligns with GDPR requirements for implementing measures to protect personal data processed outside the organization's premises. |
¶ GDPR Compliance Data in Exium SASE Platform
A sample data for GDPR compliance in Exium's SASE platform is provided in the graphs below.
The most common GSPR requirements seen in Exium platform for the above sample data are summarized below:
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Requirement |
What it is about? |
|---|---|
| II_5.1.f |
Article 5 GDPR. Principles relating to processing of personal data Personal data shall be processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organisational measures (‘integrity and confidentiality’). |
| IV_32.2 |
Article 32 GDPR. Security of processing In assessing the appropriate level of security account shall be taken in particular of the risks that are presented by processing, in particular from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed. |
| IV_35.7.d |
Article 35 GDPR. Data protection impact assessment The assessment shall contain at least: the measures envisaged to address the risks, including safeguards, security measures and mechanisms to ensure the protection of personal data and to demonstrate compliance with this Regulation taking into account the rights and legitimate interests of data subjects and other persons concerned. |
¶ Conclusion
SASE offers organizations a modern and comprehensive solution to achieve and maintain GDPR compliance. By integrating advanced security measures, identity-centric access controls, and a scalable cloud-native architecture, SASE assists in safeguarding personal data, reducing the risk of data breaches, and demonstrating a commitment to privacy and data protection in alignment with GDPR mandates.